​Sophie Grow is a trained postpartum doula and is currently finishing her certification requirements with ProDoula. She is also trained as a birth doula through Birth Arts International and is currently in training to be a bereavement doula through Stillbirthday. Her genuine care and support is present in all her work, and she is passionate about helping new parents find their own way through parenthood with a sense of humor and a good dose of mindful self-compassion and self-acceptance.

The mother of two daughters--one of whom was born with special medical needs--Sophie is well-versed in navigating the medical system as the parent of an infant. Our clients benefit from her wealth of knowledge from this personal experience, particularly in situations where families are dealing with additional medical issues during the postpartum period. Sophie is also a great resource for parents struggling with a wide range of perinatal mood disorders, including postpartum depression, prenatal and postpartum anxiety, OCD, and PTSD.

Sophie is trained through Postpartum Support International as a peer social support group facilitator, and she is our head facilitator for our bi-weekly perinatal support group. She is also a local instructor of Live and Learn with Your Toddler classes through Linn-Benton Community College. She regularly seeks out continuing professional development in parenting education and mood and anxiety issues. Most recently, she completed a course exploring Brené Brown's work on vulnerability, shame, courage, and empathy.

In addition to her doula training, Sophie holds a BA in History, Humanities, and Folklore from University of Oregon. Originally from Rainier, Oregon, Sophie has lived in Corvallis for the last twelve years and is very active with Benton County Master Gardener Association and as a volunteer at her daughter's school. Besides postpartum doula support, her professional work experience includes event planning, nannying, customer service, public relations, community organizing, and serving low-income families.

When she is not supporting families as a doula, Sophie can be found working in her garden, crafting, planning out a new house project, or developing a new class for gardening with children. She is a connoisseur of coffee, cheeky art, bright colors and a capella music.

My postpartum doula Sophie came into my life at an incredibly raw and vulnerable time 4 weeks after my son was born. My partner and I hadn’t slept for more than 3-4 hours a night for weeks and I was suffering from postpartum anxiety. I emailed Proud Mama Support Services at 3 AM in a moment of intense isolation and was not sure what to expect. I received a response first thing the next morning and was able to schedule an appointment in one week. Sophie not only taught me much needed skills to help calm and soothe my baby but she also nurtured my spirit, helped me get back in touch with my identity while navigating life as a new mom. Sophie helped me face my fears of leaving the house with my new baby by going with me to the grocery store and even helped me to assert my needs with my family. Sophie helped me to connect me to community groups that led to making an amazing group of mom friends who are my new support system. I can’t imagine my journey without her. She truly saved my life."​ -Nicole

My postpartum doula, Sophie, was so incredibly amazing! She gave me emotional support when I really needed it and she gave our family supper practical support from the start. She taught me and my little one how to breastfeed, which we were in dire need of in the first few days. That alone was awesome! But Sophie did so much more for us! She gave me the gift of time: time to bond with my baby while she took care of laundry, dishes, and meal prep. She taught us how to swaddle and sooth our baby to sleep. She taught us about pumping and getting the baby to eat on demand during the day. She introduced different nursing positions to us. She is an experienced parent, so I knew she had her own experience with newborns to bring to the table. At the same time, she was excellent at supporting our decisions - I never felt judged as a new parent. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for her listening ears, her encouragement, and her understanding. She was an invaluable resource and I would definitely recommend Sophie and Proud Mama Support Services to all new families!"